Microsoft’s Phone Link app is now available for iOS so you can use iMessage from a PC
by Tom Warren from The Verge - All Posts on (#6B648)
Image: Microsoft Microsoft is now rolling out a new update to its Phone Link app that includes iOS support for the first time. The Phone Link app now allows iPhone owners to connect to a Windows 11 PC and send and receive messages via iMessage, make and receive calls, and see their notifications on a PC or laptop.
Microsoft started previewing this update earlier this year, and it's now rolling out in 39 languages across 85 countries. Microsoft says all Windows 11 will get access to the iPhone support in Phone Link by mid-May.
Phone Link works by sending messages over Bluetooth to contacts. Apple's iOS then intercepts these messages and forces them to be sent over iMessage, much like how Apple's operating system detects when you're sending a message to an...